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Wildfire Alert Report
| Date: | 2024-02-23 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 06:27:55 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2024-02-23 06:28:31 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-16 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 152 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20240540627550_e20240540628007_c20240540628049.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G16_s20240540626550_e20240540627007_c20240540627055.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 2 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Porter County, IN |
| NWS WFO | Chicago IL |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-02-23 06:27:57UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 41.640000°, -87.130000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 11.50 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 278.95 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 6.24 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 9.18 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 3.45 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.53 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.31 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 2 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.40 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.98 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 11.50 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 49.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 148.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 101.30° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 14.10 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TN |
| Country/Countries | USA |
| County/Locality(s) | Shelby County, TN |
| NWS WFO | Memphis TN |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2024-02-23 06:27:59UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 35.040000°, -90.170000° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 12.46 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Ferrous-metal |
| Event Priority Ranking | 5 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 288.03 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 8.22 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 4.08 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 6.39 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 8.35 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.83 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 5.21 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 1 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.80 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.73 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 12.46 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 155.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 114.00° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.20 km2 |
| Latest Satellite Imagery: | |
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